"I Thought My Spirit & My Heart Were Tamed" is a wonderful collection of
poetry by British poet Amy Levy connected through the common themes of
thoughts and emotions. Levy suffered with major depression, growing
worse as she got closer to her 30s and becoming aware of her growing
deafness. Although showing such talents at a young age, Levy took her
own life 2 months before her 28th birthday. This collection looks into
the mind of this struggling poet and perhaps her final poetic thoughts
and struggles with depression. Contents include: "The Old House",
"Lohengrin", "Alma Mater", "In the Black Forest", "Captivity", "The Two
Terrors", "The Promise of Sleep", "The Last Judgment", "The Lost
Friend", "Cambridge in the Long", "To Vernon Lee", "The Old Poet", "On
the Wye in May", "Oh, Is It Love?", "In the Nower", and "The End of the
Day". Amy Judith Levy (1861-1889) was a British poet, novelist, and
essayist. She was notably the first Jewish woman to study at Cambridge
university, and she became well-known for her feminist positions as well
as her romantic relationships with both male and female political and
literature figures. Other works by this author include: "Xantippe and
Other Verse" (1881), "The Romance of a Shop" (1888), "Reuben Sachs"
(1888), and "Miss Meredith" (1889). As part of our poetry imprint
"Ragged Hand" Read & Co. is proudly publishing this brand new collection
of classic poetry complete with an introductory biography of the author
by Richard Garnett.
